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scalping knife out of his boot leg.
ooh, no., faltered the captain, with q
wan smile. II was going to say that he's
a daisy pitcher, isn't hep"
The next man was at the bat, and as
the pitcher threw the ball the man on
first base tried to steal second. 1t was a
close call, but the umpire shouted "Outp'
Meanwhile the man on third got home.
Two men were out. The in captain was
! boiling with rage, but he thought better
not to protest.
Jack Haggerty was at the bat.
Jack was a slugger, and the captain
told him to send the ball over the back
fence.
Gone strike.''
s'Hit it, Jack; hit at it,'' cried the in
! captain; "he'n call strikes on you, any
how.''
The umpire darted a look at the cap
tain, but said nothing.
Next time the ball came up Jack hit it
a sounding clip that sent it spinning over
the third baseman's head and along the
foul line.
''Foul," cried the umpire.
cts not FOUL" cried the captain; s'run,
JACK, rum
Jack dropped the bat and ran like all
possessed.
''Come back,'' yelled the umpire.
"Run," shouted the frantic captain;
'tmake it a home run, Jack; they can't
find the BALL.
Jack sped along from first to second
base The umpire picked up his coil of
rope and went down by the pitchers box.
''Come back,' he said.
ttDoO't mind him lark. ills g. home
run
AS Jack legged it wildly between sec
ond and third bases the umpire flung the
lasso and then braced himself back.
The rope frightened. Jack sprang into
the air and fell on the turf.
The umpire walked toward the home
plate, dragging the struggling player
along after him. Jack wildly tried to re-
lease himself from the lasso as he rolled
over and over in the wake of the umpire.
When the latter reached the home plate
he pulled in the rope, hand over hand, as
easily as if he had small fish at the end
of the line instead of the slugger of the
Trotterville nine
"There," he said, as he landed him
covered with dust on the home plate,
''when I tell you to come back, you come
back"
The umpire put the knife between his
teeth as he 1oosened the lasso from Jack.
Jack busted himself off and said nothing.
The knife was slipped in the boot again.
The umpire held the coils of the rope and
turned to the captain:
"Apologize, he said, swinging the
moose.
II do" briefly replied the captain.
s'Play ball. said the umpire.-Luke
Sharp in Detroit Free Press.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-07-22
New Industry In Sweden.

A new industry has lately sprung up in
Sweden, and promises shortly to become
a most important one. Oil for illuminate
ing purposes is now manufactured in that
country from the stumps and roots that
remain in the forests after the timber has
been cut. These have been subjected to
process of dry distillation, and besides
wood oil many other products are OBJ
tanned, amongst them turpentine, creo-
sote, acetic acid, wood charcoal, tar oils,
etc. This oil cannot be used in ordinary
lamps, as containing large proportion of
carbon it gives off a great deal of smoke
during combustion When mixed with
benzine, however, it may be used in Or
binary benzine lamps; but when burned
alone special lamp must be adopted
The trees that furnish the greatest
amount of oil are the pine and fir. There
are now about forty establishments en-
gagged in this manufacture in Sweden
Boston Budget
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-07-22
Temperature of the Skin.

Though the interior of the body retains
a quite constant heat of 50 to 100 de-
grees, the temperature of the skin varies
considerably in different parts. Professor
Kunkel, at Wurzburg, has just found that
in the face in adult men it ranges from So
to 80 degrees. The skin of the more
exposed parts of the body, the nose and
the ears, shows lower temperature,
seldom exceeding rs degrees, and even
descending to 71.5. The highest surface
temperature appears in men in the full
vigor of life, and the remarkable fact is
observed that the skin of children is cooler
than that of administering from " to 81
degrees. Traveller.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-07-22

Throughout the length and breadth of
Mexico Saturday is known as ''beggars'
day. when, under special countenance of
church and state, mendicants of all de-
grees and both sexes levy demands upon
people with the utmost confidence Out
of their coverts and lairs they swarm
in incredible numbers-the blind the
halt, the lame and the lazy-and before
sunrise on the morning aforesaid the
streets are literally filed with them.
First they make a tour of the shops and
markets, and the obliging merchants, in
anticipation of their coming, have laid by
store of small coin for the occasion. To
refuse to give would be bad advertise
ment, for among these professional men
dicants are many good customers for the
rest of the week, Then they HE them
selves, with their rags and crutches, to
the sanctuaries, and after mass is over and
the churches deserted they patrol every
street, leaving not house unvisited or a
person unsolicited. philadelphia Record.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-07-22
The English Negro Minstrel.

One of the greatest nuisances of the day
was the negro minstrel do not know
of anything more distressing than the
English imitation of the American negro's
peculiarities. This style of fun does not,
I should say, bear transplanting. The
English minstrel is vulgar, awkward and
coarse; he is never by any chance funny;
there is no real wit in him. The darby
humor is spontaneous and genial. The
English negro MINISTRIES are simply types
of very bad rejected Music hall talent Of
the lowest grade disguised behind a coat
ing of burnt cork. Their dress is in irai--
tation of our MINISTRIES. These men go
about and howl under the coaches and
will not leave until they receive some
thing. New York World.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-07-22
Extent of Mexico's Trade.

+ have Travelled all over Mexico. and
think that I know that country and its
capabilities very thoroughly. This knowl
edge caused me to listen with surprise and
amusement to the grave discussions I
hear on all sides concerning the best
means of securing the Mexican trade.
No schemes are too extensive in the eyes
of their projectors for gaining possession
of this trade, and greatly increased pros
perity is predicted for the southwest when
this shall be secured The faet+of the
matter is, that there is no Mexican trade
to amount to anything, and never will be.
With the exception of the valley of Mex
leo, the country is practically desert as
far as agriculture and industry is con-
cerned. The land is poor rugged and
generally destitute of water, and can
never be more than o mining and grazing
country. The habits of the people are
simple, their wants few, and these wants
are nearly entirely supplied at home. AS
far as imports are concerned, any one of
our large cities could gain or lose the en-
tire trade without any perceptible differ
ence in its prosperity. K.
Johnston in Globe-Denlocrat.
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His Teeth Told the Tale.

heprints of peculiarly arranged teeth were
found in some cheese in a house in Jersey City
that was robbed few nights ago. & colored
man who was arrested on suspicion was re-
quired to bite piece of the cheese, when his
teeth made the same marks as were upon the
other piece, and he was committed for trial.
Chicago Times. -------A-
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"Tickersn in Public Places

I am told that there are over 1000
''tickers" in New York city alone which
record in every imaginable public place
hotels, clubs, saloons, barber Shops brok-
ers' offices, and even in private houses
the progress of the baseball games of the
League clubs in all the principal cities and
the horse races wherever run,--New York
Tribune,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-07-22
The Native and his lint.

Ka-wa-la is a native Alaskan, residing
in the native village, in a wigwam, the
smoke and SCOT from the smoke hole of
which watts itself najestically across the
old palisade and not infrequently engulfs
the executive mansion in cloud of gloom.
accompanied by the odors of stale fish and
the essence of siwash generally. -Sitka
Alaskan.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-07-22
Henry,s Breach of Etiquette.

At Queen Victoria's recent state ball
Prince Henry of Battenberg first appeared
wearing black gloves. These were seen
to leave marks on the white dress of the
Princess Victoria Then the Prince of
Wales approached him and whispered in
German, English etiquette prescribes
white gloves" Prince Henry soon slipped
out of the room, and when he returned
his hands were clothed in white.-Pioneer
Press.
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a1netrg.
HEREDITY.

Your structures are unmerited, our follies are
inherited,
Directly from our gram'pas they all came;
Our defects have been transmitted, and we should
be acquitted
OF all responsibility and blame.
We are not depraved beginners, but hereditary
sinners,
For our fathers never acted as they should
TITS the folly of our gram'pas that continually
hampers
What pity that our gram'pas weren't good!
Yes, we'd all be reverend senators if our depraved
progentors
Had all been prudent, studious and wise;
But they were quite terrestrial, or we would be
celestial;
Yes we'd all be proper tenants for the skies,
If we're not all blameless sages, and beacons to
the ages,
And fit for principalities and powers;
If we do not guide and man it, and engineer the
planet,
TITS the folly Of our forefathers, and not ours!
It'd Bits.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-07-22
Animals in Show Windows.

The latest show window attraction is
e,nimals. The electric dummies that
thulnp on the window glass to attract
ones attention are being supplemented in
places by parrots that call to customers,
squirrels that keep a cage buzzing, and
one hat store keeps q Brazilian lizard
that wriggles his tail and blinks.-New
York .ettnr
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-07-22
English People on the Continent.

English People on the Continent.
was once for month at one of these
German springs, where there was a little
knot of English people with whom spent
my time. I had passed a score of years
in England then, and fallen, perhaps,
into many English ways At any rate
did just like these. They were people of
position at home; q warehouses, the
daughter of duke, an earl and countess,
two married daughters of other earls,
with their husbands, and all of that sort.
They formed a little clique of their own;
knew nobody else of all the thousands,
saw each other half a dozen times a day
and were very intimate while it lasted.
All rose at 5 and went to the spring; they
had to walk quarter of an hour between
the glasses, and some were ordered six or
eight glasses of morning. There was
music to listen to and there were thou
sands of people to look at, and the bracing
air of the morning was an unusual sensa-
ton to most of them.
After the waters, they all went to the
bakers and bought their own rolls, which
they carried in pink paper bags 10 some
rough table under the trees, TO Which
coffee was brought. Perhaps eggs were
allowed, but certainly neither butter nor
napkins. And it was amusing to watch
the fastidious fingers and aristocratic lips
adapt themselves to these unfamiliar
circumstances. I believe they sometimes
compromise on paper napkins but it
would have been considered bal taste to
indulge in any further luxury. Dinner
was often taken by half a dozen together
in a public hall if table large enough Tor
so many could be found; or there was q
long table d'hote, at which have seen the
daughter of earls economic over their
claret, and sickle for what was left from
yesterdays repast. But they always
placed themselves punctiliously according
to degree, and when they rose the woman
of highest rank was sure to precede; her
sisters of quality holding back for >her
with proud humility. For your true aris-
tocrat is as careful not to go too soon in
the line as to fight if put back too far
Adam Badeau's Letter.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-07-22
Krupp's New Gun.

Krupp's new rapid firing gun consists
OF tube resembling that of steel field
gun, projecting from the portfolio of an
ironclad; its carriage being reversible and
having a seat for the gunner at it's rear
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-07-22
Origin of Lefthandedness.

Dr. Daniel Wilson, president Of the
Royal Society of Canada, has lately con-
tributed paper to the proceedings of that
society on the subject of lefthandedness.
He reviews the various causes to which
the general preference of the right hand
has been ascribed, and also those to which
the occasional cases of lefthandedness are
attributed, and finds them mostly unsatis-
factory. He shows clearly that the pref
erential use of the right hand is not to be
ascribed entirely to early training. On
the contrary, in many instances, where
parents have tied up the left hand of q
child to overcome the persistent prefer
ence for it's use, the attempt has proved
futile. He concluded tina. the general
practice is probably due to the superior
development of the left lobe of the brain,
which, as is well known, is connected
with the right side of the body. This
view as he shows, was originally sug-
gested by the eminent anatomiSt, Profess
sor Gratiolet.
Lefthandedness is a purely human at
tribute. and probably arose gradually
from the use, by the earliest races
of men, of the right arm in fight
ing, while the left arm was reserved to
cover the left side of the body, where
wounds, as their experience showed, were
most dangerous. Those who neglected
this precaution would be most likely to be
killed; and hence, in the lapse of time, the
natural survival would make the human
race in general s'right handed" with oc
casional reversions, of course, by Sata-
vism," to be left handed, or, more prop
erly, the ambideXtrous condition. The
more frequent and energetic use of the
right limbs would, of course, react upon
the BRAIN and bring about the excessive
development of the left lobe, such as now
generally obtains. The conclusions from
this course of reasoning are very import
ant. Through the effect of the irregular
and abnormal development which has de-
scended to us from our bellicose ancestors,
one lobe of our brains and one side OF our
bodies are left in a neglected and weak
ened condition. The evidence which DR..
Wilson produces of the injury resulting
from this cause is very striking. In the
majority of cases the defect, though 1T
cannot be wholly overcome, may be in q
great part cured by early training, which
will strengthen at once both the body and
the mind whenever he writes, "the
early and persistent cultivation of the full
use of both hands has been accomplished,
the result is greater efficiency, without
any corresponding awkwardness or de-
feet. "-Science.
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Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-06-25

Miss Lucinda Bragg is in our city
to spend the summer with Mrs j. e.
King.
Miss A. A. Wood of Bennett Semi
nary is spending several days at the
Goode hotel waiting to take a school
in the country.
Rev. J. A. Chreshfeld, of Monroe,
passed through the city this week for
the commencement at Scotia.
Miss Lilly Hood, daughter of
Bishop Hood, is spending her vacation
with Miss Lula Sumner in this city.
Misses Minnie Sumner and Addie
Mcknight, graduates, Lucy Medley,
Matte Parks and Gertrude Holmes,
are home from Livingstone College.
Miss Isadora Lomax is in Wades-
boro, spending her summer vacation
with Miss Georgia Simmons.
Mrs. Della Evans and family have
gone to Philadelphia to make it their
home. Mr.. Evans will 60 in a week
or So
Mrs. Rose Conner, of this city, has
gone to Philadelphia to spend the
summer.
Mr.. Jas. Ed. Smith proved himself
very handy while the young lady ex-
cursionists were in Fayetteville last
week. His horse and turnout came in
so very nicely.
Miss Mary Logic Chresfeld, one Of
the teachers at Scotia Seminary,
passed through this city last Tuesday
for her home in Monroe She went
home before commencement on account
Of sickness in the family.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-06-25
Negroes Rising.
State.

The report comes up from South
Carolina that the colored people in
certain localities have recently organ
lied and threatened to kill all the
white men and old women and make
wives of the young women and slaves
of the children. The white people
there pretend to be awfully scared.
They telegraphed the Governor for
troops to kill the rising Negroes, or
put them back in their places. The
women are badly frightened, and the
men-poor things, they don't know
what to do. What enslave the
white people of South Carolina ?
Never
Now, these poor creatures pretend
to be so frightened do they remem-
Der that from 1861 to 1865 their
wives, mothers and children were left
to the mercy of the Negroes, while
they were all "off at the war? ?" Dc
they remember that these strong
Negro men did not only care for anG
protect their wives, mothers, and
daughters, but fed them while they
were off fighting to keep us in slave
ry? Why have these Negroes sud
denly become so dangerous 1t il
ridiculous for a Southern paper to
publish such bosh. They don't be
lieve any such thing, and ought to
let US live here in peace. Shame OF
! the man that published such q report
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-06-25
SATURDAY. JUNE "a. 1887.
OUR CHURCHES.

St. Michael's (P. E.) Church, Mint St
Services al 10 a. m: and p. m. Sunday
school at 4 p. m. Rev. P. P. ALsroY, pas
tor.
N. E. Church, Graham Street. Ser.
vices at 3 p. IN. and s p. m. Sunday.
school at 1Oa m. Rev. Il. NJ. COLLECT,
pastor.
First Baptist Church, South Church St.
Services at II a. M, p. m. and 8 D. m.
Sunday-school at p. m. Rev. A. A.
POWELL, pastor.
Ebenezer Baptist Church, East Second
St. Services at II a. M, D. m. and 8 n.
m. Sunday-school at 1 p. m. Rev. 3.
mAUGHToN, pastor.
Presbyterian Church, corner Seventh
and College SITS. Services at 8 D. m. and
Sip. m. Suuday-school at 10 a. m. Rev.
r. P WYcHE, pastor.
Clinton Chapel, "a. M. E. ~ Mint St.
Services at II a. M, 8 p. m. and s D. m.
Sunday-school at p. m. Rev. NJ. SLApE,
pastor.
Little Rock, "a. NJ. E. ~ E St. Ser
vices at II a. M, 8 p. m. and 8 p. m.
Rev. WIN. JOHNSON, pastor.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-06-25
Elder Dyson.

We are told that Rev. r. H. G..
Dyson preached in Clinton Chapel,
this city, on Sunday before the prohi-
bition election. His text was
"Christ came into the world to save
sinners" This is admitted by all to
be fine text, and as we did not hear
the sermon we speak of it reluctantly.
Mr.. Dyson has been very severely
criticised by prohibition friends here,
who say he held that preacher
should have nothing at all to do with
elections. We fear Rev. Dyson has
been misunderstood, still we admit
this was a very unfortunate subject
to discuss at this place just at that
particular time, if he really meant
nothing by it. 1t is thought that he
did it to help out Elder SHADES ideas
on prohibition. In judging him, one
should be careful.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-06-25
A Press Convention.

I Yes, gentlemen, we agree with you.
Let us have meeting of the colored
editors of the State. We are willing
to meet you at any time and place to
attend to business. We want an un-
derstanding between ourselves, and
should interchange views of interest
to our business. We want no bun
combe speeches and weeks programme.
There are seven republican (white)
newspapers in the State, and let us in
some way inform the Signd that there
are at least seven Negro papers in the
State read by republican voters in the
State.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-06-25
By Purifying

the blood with Ayers Sarsaparilla. s"For
months was troubled with Eczema on
the. head, thighs, and other parts Of the
body. II became so painful as to prevent
sleep, and caused complete prostration.
After trying many remedies, without re-
ceiving any benefit, commenced taking
Ayers Sarsaparilla. This medicine puri-
fed NV blood, cured the Eczema; and re-
newed my vitality. Thomas N. Cook,
West Somerville, Mass.
For twenty years was afflicted with
Salt heum, which appeared on the sur
face of my body and limbs, in raw and
running sores. The sufferings from pain
and itching were intense. Nothing seemed
10 relieve me, until commenced using
Ayers Sarsaparilla. This medicine has
entirely cured me.-George Andrews,
Lowell. Mass.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-06-25
The Blood.

/ began taking Ayers sarsaparilla; used
three bottles Of this medicine, and was
completely cured-my skin becoming
perfectly smooth and clear. know Of
numerous cases where this remedy has
been used on my recommendation, and
always with perfect satisfaction. There b
no blood purifier equal to Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla. IL Is the natural enemy Of impuri-
ties Of the blood. George g. BURNER,
Keezletown, Va.
For months I was troubled with Salt
Rheum. At times my hands would crack
open, bleed, and itch terribly, causing
great suffering. I tried almost every
remedy saw advertised. but received no
benefit, until l took Ayers sarsapariIla.
Four bottles Of this medicine cured me.
Mrs. T. P. Cushing, 81 Suffolk st..
Chelsea. Mass.